#supply cap

The post StarkWare CEO Proposes 4% Annual Bitcoin Inflation appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. StarkWare CEO proposed replacing Bitcoin’s 21 million supply cap with fixed 4% annual inflation.  Ben-Sasson said lost private keys shrink Bitcoin’s supply and could weaken long-term security.  Bitcoin supporters rejected the proposal, defending the 21 million cap as key to BTC’s scarcity. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson has suggested the Bitcoin network should replace its fixed 21 million supply cap with a permanent 4% annual issuance rate. He argued that Bitcoin’s hard cap becomes less practical over time because private keys are constantly lost, permanently removing coins from circulation. Ben-Sasson also cited long-term concerns about Bitcoin’s network security. Ben-Sasson Questions Bitcoin’s Fixed Supply In a post on X, Ben-Sasson argued that Bitcoin’s fixed supply limit creates problems over the long term. “Capping the supply of Bitcoin at 21M doesn’t make sense,” he wrote. He added that

The post Could Bitcoin’s 21 Million Supply Cap Change? Zcash Co-Founder Makes Bold Proposal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In a post, Zcash co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson proposes rethinking Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply cap. According to Ben-Sasson, capping the supply of Bitcoin at 21 million BTC does not make sense. This is because, over time, keys will be lost. He believes that this will eventually happen over an infinite time horizon. The maximum number of Bitcoins that can ever exist is 21 million BTC. This hard cap on the total Bitcoin supply is a fundamental part of Bitcoin’s monetary policy, which is designed to promote scarcity and prevent inflation. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto encoded this limit into the cryptocurrency’s source code. Ripple-Operated Rail Dropped by Major Software Company XRP, Shiba Inu (SHIB), Solana (SOL) and Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis for June 8: Momentum Is Not Fueled Yet Zcash Co-Founder Suggests Bitcoin Move Away From Fixed 21M Supply Cap and